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One Unit Course Titles and Descriptions
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*SDAIE — ‘Specially Designed
Academic Instruction in English,’ also referred
to as sheltered instruction, is an approach to teaching
mainstream content to English language learners who
have intermediate levels of proficiency in English and
some literacy skills.
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The Fundamentals of Teaching English
Language Development (Grades K-12)
This introductory course is designed for K-12 teachers
who have little or no background teaching English language
learners (ELLs). It is intended to provide participants
with an overview of the fundamentals of teaching English
Language Development (ELD), including the types of programs
for English language learners, theories of language
acquisition, approaches to teaching a second language,
the stages of language acquisition, and the dynamics
of English language development in the classroom.
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Course #: 9448A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Putting SDAIE Theory into Practice
(Grade 2-12)
This course will provide elementary and secondary teachers
(grades 2-12) with a variety of ELD/SDAIE strategies
that can be used across content areas and grade levels.
These ELD/SDAIE practices are the “scaffolds”
that enable English language learners to access grade-level
curriculum while simultaneously developing academic
language. This course will focus on a lesson plan format
in which SDAIE strategies are embedded. Emphasis will
be on active, hands-on involvement and the immediate
application of these strategies in the classroom.
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Course #: 9346A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Introducing ELD Techniques to Mainstream Teachers (Grades K-12)
Students with limited proficiency face a very difficult
task: they have to acquire grade-level content, and,
simultaneously, they have to develop fluency and proficiency
in English (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and
thinking). Mainstream classroom teachers must modify
the classroom environment, their speech, and their entire
instructional delivery system in order to make input
comprehensible for their students, and at the same time
assist them in extending their language skills. This
course will focus on helping teachers work with ELL
students in their mainstream classrooms.
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Course #: 9599A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Reading and Literacy for English Language
Learners (Grades 3-5)
This course is designed for teachers interested
in learning how to improve the vocabulary and comprehension
skills of English language learners by providing opportunities
for readers to develop and utilize their skills in exciting,
interesting ways. The course will focus on ways teachers
can incorporate a variety of reading strategies, techniques,
and activities throughout the lesson to enhance student
competency in reading.
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Course #: 9546A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Reading and Literacy for English Language
Learners (Grades 6-8)
This course is designed for teachers interested
in learning how to improve the vocabulary and comprehension
skills of English language learners by providing opportunities
for readers to develop and utilize their skills in exciting,
interesting ways. The course will focus on ways teachers
can incorporate a variety of reading strategies, techniques,
and activities throughout the lesson to enhance student
competency in reading.
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Course #: 9493A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Linking Assessment and Learning
in the SDAIE/Sheltered Classroom (Grades 2-12)
This course is designed for SDAIE teachers interested
in learning how to assess students more effectively
by using formal and informal assessment tools. The course
will focus on ways teachers can incorporate a variety
of assessments at strategic times throughout the lesson
to enhance student learning.
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Course #: 9447A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Managing and Integrating Technology
into the Curriculum for English Language Learners (Grades
K-12)
This course will focus on technology management and
integration issues English language development (ELD)
teachers face, including: scheduling students for computer
time; training students to use software; writing lessons
and thematic units that integrate technology; managing
a technological classroom; finding multilingual software
and web sites; and getting the most out of the one-computer
classroom.
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Course #: 9608A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Addressing Multiculturalism in the Classroom
(Grades K-12)
This course focuses on multiculturalism
and the ways in which it can impact the K-12 classroom.
The course aims to build participants’ repertoire
of strategies that can be used to enhance the multicultural
facet of the classroom and help them prepare for and
manage cross-cultural misunderstandings and conflicts.
The course includes readings, vignettes, and reflective
writings.
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Course #: 9495A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Understanding and Evaluating ELD
and SDAIE Programs (Administrators, Grades K-12)
This course provides administrators with a framework
to use in assisting and evaluating teachers in the implementation
of SDAIE and ELD instructional practices in the classroom.
Emphasis is on understanding SDAIE and ELD and the accommodations
teachers must make in the learning environment to help
English language learners access grade-level curriculum
and develop English language skills.
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Course #: 9345A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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Evaluating ELD Techniques in Mainstream
Classrooms (Administrators, Grades K-12)
This course helps school administrators evaluate the
ways in which teachers are addressing the needs of English
language learners in mainstream classrooms. Emphasis
will be on the needs of second language learners, adaptations
teachers can make to address these needs, and activities
that benefit both mainstream students and English language
learners.
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Course #: 9521A
Grade: Graduate Level Credit
Credit Earned: 1 semester unit
Price: $139 |
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